The winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is stirring up controversy. Some people are expressing concern that she lost too much weight and are worried about her health.

The winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is stirring up controversy. Some people are expressing concern that she lost too much weight and are worried about her health.

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Updated: 11:36 PM PST Feb 5, 2014

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WEBVTT REVEALED HER DRAMATICTRANSFORMATION.TODAY, IT'S STIRRINGUP CONTROVERSY.SOME PEOPLE AREEXPRESSING CONCERNTHAT SHE'S LOST TOOMUCH WEIGHT... ANDARE WORRIED ABOUTHER HEALTH.ACTION NEWS REPORTERBRITTANY NIELSEN ISLIVE IN OUR SALINASNEWSROOM WITH THEDETAILS. ###WE ARE SEEING A BIGBACKLASH TO RACHEL'STRANSFORMATION...SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITESARE EXPLODING WITHCONCERN ABOUT HERHEALTH. SO TODAY, WETALKED TO A TREATMENTCENTER ABOUT LOSINGWEIGHT THE RIGHT WAY... AND IF THIS IS IT.:36 FACE RESPONSEEXPRESSIONS LIKE THESEARE SHOWING THESHOCK... WHEN THEYSEE THE FACE ANDRADICALLY REVAMPEDBODY OF RACHELFREDERICKSON, WINNEROF NBC'S, THE BIGGESTLOSER.NATS FROM SHOWRACHEL LOST 155POUNDS IN SEVENMONTHS... 60% OF HERBODY WEIGHT...FOUR MONTHS UNDERBIGGEST LOSER DAILYCARE AND SUPERVISION... THREE AND A HALFMONTHS ON HER OWN.2:15 ITS STRIKING AND itmakes me sad quitehonestly because anyonewho has done that quickof a journey has had topush themselves to thepoint of pain 2:33CLINICAL DIRECTOR ATMONARCH COVE EATINGDISORDER CENTER,KRISTINE JOHNSON HELPSPEOPLE WHO HAVEPUSHED THEMSELVESTOO FAR...12:34 when someone isdoing drastic changingthrough rigid thinkingandf behaviors that cancatch on and not let yougo even if you're chasinga desired result 12:47JOHNSON SAYSDEPENDING ON THEPERSON, A SAFE WEIGHTLOSS WOULD BE THREETO FIVE POUNDS PERMONTH.3:43 I don't want tocomment on a personbased on a picturebecause it would beobjectifying, but giventhe story and the beforeand after I think it wouldbe hard to do that drasticof a change in a healthyway 3:59 SHE'S CAREFULNOT TO JUDGEFREDERICKSON'SJOURNEY... BUT PLENTYOF OTHER PEOPLE ARE...SAYING THINGS LIKE:"THIS IS THE FIRST TIMEI'VE SEEN A CONTESTANTGO TOO FAR.GENUINELY UPSET ABOUTTHIS ONE."FREDERICKSON REPLIEDTO THE COMMENTS ANDCRITICISM'S WEDNESDAY.SAYING "I have done a lotof working out, andfinale, I was veryenthusiastic and nowkind of on that pendulumswing and finding thatbalance." ###RACEHL SAYS SHEFOLLOWED A 1600enthusiastic and nowkind of on that pendulumswing and finding thatbalance." ###RACEHL SAYS SHEFOLLOWED A 1600CALORIE A DAY EATINGPLAN WHEN SHE LEFTTHE SHOW CAMPUS...AND BEGAN WORKINGPART TIME, SO SHE'DHAVE ENOUGH TIME TOTAKE UP TO FOUREXERCISE CLASSES A DAY.COACHES JILLIANMICHAELS AND BOBHARPER WITH THE BIGREACTION, SAY THEYDON'T WANT TOCOMMENT ON RACEHL'SJOURNEY, BECAUSE THEYHAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THEOPPORTUNITY TO WORKWITH HER. ###THE BIGGEST LOSERPRODUCERS AND NBCHAVE NOT YETCOMMENTED ON LASTNIGHT'S SHOW. ###

Did the Biggest Loser lose too much?

The winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is stirring up controversy. Some people are expressing concern that she lost too much weight and are worried about her health.